The bill creates the government youth apprenticeship stipend
program (program) in the state work force development council (council)to provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations to enable thenonprofit organizations to provide stipends to governmental entities thatoffer government youth apprenticeships. The bill specifies thatgovernmental entities include the state and any state agency or institution,including the judicial and legislative departments, a county, city andcounty, incorporated city or town, school district, special improvementdistrict, and authority.
The bill specifies the dates by which a nonprofit organization must
apply to the council for grant money and dates by which the council isrequired to award and distribute the grants to one or more nonprofitorganizations. The nonprofit organizations that receive a grant arerequired to use the grant money to distribute stipends to governmentalentities that apply for the stipend.
The bill specifies limitations on the amount of the stipend that may
be provided to a governmental entity for a single government youthapprenticeship. The bill also specifies limitations on the number ofstipends that may be provided to a single governmental entity in anycalendar year. In addition, the bill specifies that a nonprofit organizationthat receives grant money is required to use at least 20% of the totalamount awarded to provide stipends to governmental entities located ina rural area.
A governmental entity must apply to a nonprofit organization that
received a grant to receive a stipend for its government youthapprenticeship. To be eligible to receive a stipend, a governmental entityis required to satisfy certain specified criteria, including the contributionof at least $2,000 toward the costs of a government youth apprenticeship.A governmental entity that receives a stipend is required to use the moneyfrom the stipend, as well as the $2,000 that the governmental entitycontributes to the government youth apprenticeship, only for certainspecified purposes.
The bill creates the government youth apprenticeship stipend fund
(fund) in the state treasury and requires the state treasurer to transfer $2million from the general fund to the fund in the 2019-20, 2020-21, and2021-22 state fiscal years.
The council is required to submit an annual report on the program
as part of the Colorado talent pipeline report that is prepared andsubmitted to the governor and the general assembly.